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5th March 2010 edition: As Iraqi’s prepare to go to the polls on Sunday the country has been subjected to a month of increased violence including a string of blasts in Baghdad on Thursday targeting early voters which killed at least 14 people. The election, which will decide the next chapter of Iraq’s future, is being keenly watched by the oil industry...

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News Articles

  • BP buys assets in Brazil for $7bn 11 March 2010

    BP, the oil company, has acquired a string of assets in Brazil from Devon Energy, a US company, in a $7 billion (£4.2 billion) deal that has placed ...

  • Prepare for the fourth transport revolution 11 March 2010

    In the 18th century Britain developed a canal network to support the first flourishing of an industrialised manufacturing sector. In the 19th century ...

  • BP to access Brazil with $7bn deal 11 March 2010

    BP on Thursday confirmed it was to enter the deep waters off the coast of Brazil, one of the world’s most exciting areas for oil exploration, with ...

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Reports & Resources

2010 Oil & Gas UK Activity Survey - 583Kb
Oil and Gas UK - February 2010  

Oil Sketches - The Oil Crunch - 689Kb
Barclays Capital - February 2010  

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